Here we highlight selected innovation related articles from around the world on a daily basis. These articles related to innovation and funding for innovative companies, and best practices for innovation based economic development.
MUMBAI, DEC 3: Public policy think tank Carnegie India, instituted in April 2016, is the sixth international centre of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Washington DC.
The centre’s research and programmatic focus includes the political and economic reforms in India, public policy, foreign and security policy, and the role of innovation and technology in India’s internal transformation and international relations.
There are few capital cities around the world that are not directing finances and energy into connected technology. Every year local neighborhoods, suburbs, and cities incorporate technology into their infrastructure, transport systems, housing and local services.
From Jaipur to Seoul, what makes each location unique is how they respond to challenges specific to their location, landscape, and community.
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e are creatures of habit. Everything we think, say and do is a result of deep-seated habits etched into our minds through years and years of repitious behavior. Those very same habits either help to propel us forward or to hinder our progress in life. In fact, the state and quality of our lives right now is a direct reflection of our daily habits.
With the new administration about to take the reins in Washington, it's time revisit where entrepreneurship stands. This is particularly important in light of the fact that President-elect Trump's victory was due, in part, to supporters who feel left behind by the current economy.
Startups are responsible for nearly all of the net new job creation in the U.S., not to mention countless innovations that change the way we live and work. And yet, despite all the coverage of startups in the media and the never-ending techno-optimism of Silicon Valley, the hard truth is that entrepreneurship in America is on the decline.
The era since World War II has become known as the “American Century.” Driven by entrepreneurship and creativity, Americans built products that redefined the way we live. From the personal computer to breakthroughs in healthcare, these innovations were the result of investments in education and research, and people who were willing to take a risk on a creative idea.
Today too many startup entrepreneurs dream and seek the VC-funded path of least resistance. At the same time the media lavishes “credibility” to such companies that are either unproven, unprofitable or both.
Upon obtaining funding, these firms often pursue a strategy of blasting copious amounts of cash at every challenge. For the principal shareholders, the goal is to achieve quick market dominance before scrambling toward a lucrative exit.
SILICON VALLEY, CALIFORNIA — California's Silicon Valley, known as the global center of high-tech innovation, is also a showcase for immigrant success stories. In 2013, two immigrant startups were among the top five biggest Silicon Valley venture capital deals.
Silicon Valley provides a platform that turns dreams into reality. For many immigrants, just getting to America is the goal. Others dream bigger.
We’ve all watched as startup funding in Silicon Valley slows a bit, and entrepreneurs are sweating a little as they try to find the best way to extend their runway, or even get a foot in the door. Accelerators have always been a good bet for startups, but they’re even more imperative now -- if you can find one to take you on.
Marlon Evans, CEO of GSVlabs, wants to help. Under Evans watchful eye, GSVlabs has their hand in many different arenas such as housing startups, running acceleration programs and hosting events like their annual Pioneer Summit.
SALT LAKE CITY — The University of Utah has appointed Keith Marmer executive director of its technology and venture commercialization office.
Marmer joins the U. with considerable experience in technology commercialization, entrepreneurship and venture capital. He previously served as the chief business officer at the Penn Center for Innovation at the University of Pennsylvania. While there he led the center’s day-to-day commercialization activities.
Image: University of Utah - Keith Marmer is the new executive director of technology and venture commercialization, the University of Utah’s intellectual property and technology commercialization office.
BioHealth Innovation inked a pair of recent deals to run incubators in Montgomery County.
The Rockville-based organization that works to help health and life sciences startups in the region is set to manage the Germantown Innovation Center and the Rockville Innovation Center. It’s the first foray into running incubators for the public-private partnership, which also helps startups coming out of UMB and Johns Hopkins in Baltimore.
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The concept of intrapreneurship is one that has been around for some time, but it is one that is growing at quite a pace as organizations attempt to leverage and empower employees to create and innovate.
There has been an understandable focus in recent years on open innovation, whereby insights, ideas and technologies are sought from external sources through partnerships, crowdsourcing, licensing and so on.
This dramatic footage was captured by student Haylee Weber on the Calypso Star Charter expedition in South Australia.
Amazon latest innovation is... a truck.
The tech company will haul insane amounts of data in its Amazon Snowmobile, a truck that Amazon Web Services unveiled on Wednesday.
If you saw the Snowmobile on the highway, you'd just think it was a regular old truck. But the Snowmobile is actually a "45-foot long ruggedized shipping container, pulled by a semi-trailer truck."
CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA , Nov. 1, 2016 – As part of its longstanding commitment to Africa, Johnson & Johnson today announced the launch of the Africa Innovation Challenge, an initiative to support Africa’s vibrant and growing innovation ecosystem and to help develop important and locally sustainable consumer health solutions. The challenge is the latest initiative in the company’s comprehensive approach to advancing health and innovation worldwide. The Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies’ presence in Africa dates back more than 80 years and includes business operations, public health programs and corporate citizenship.
Banks would be able to hide, move or encrypt their internal IT systems, network traffic and data to hide them from hackers and cybercriminals if technology the Department of Homeland Security is seeking from Silicon Valley startups comes to fruition.
At a Dec. 5 industry day in Menlo Park, California, officials from DHS’ Science and Technology Directorate will roll out the latest offering from their $20 million innovation acquisition program — aimed at startups and other innovative companies that don’t traditionally do business with the federal government.
Despite India being the world’s fastest-growing startup ecosystem, entrepreneurial research is almost an alien concept in the country. Between 2000 and 2015, only 177 doctorate degrees (PhDs) in entrepreneurship were awarded by the country’s 740 recognised universities, according to a recent study by the Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India (EDII), a Gujarat-based autonomous not-for-profit establishment. Data for the study was sourced from the Association of Indian Universities, an organisation of all major public and private universities in the country.
Someone asked me recently what I’d like for the holidays, and as a founder, all my needs are intertwined with my business needs. Here’s a guide to what to give the founder in your life — gifts they REALLY want and need, for each stage of their entrepreneurship.
In The Early, Lean Days — Everyday Gift Cards
When we launched Little Passports, I went without salary for many months – lots of fellow founders will know the feeling. My favorite gift during this time was a simple one – a gift certificate to Starbucks that my sister sent to me. In those lean and ultra-scrappy days when I worked constantly from home, a baby strapped to me because I couldn’t afford full-time childcare, my weekly highlights were those small indulgences.
It’s easy to forget that innovation is happening across the globe. Countries like the United States and Israel are famously entrepreneurial, but the gap is closing as more countries are seeing the value of innovation- based economies.
In the past decade, the tiny island city-state of Singapore has been making incredible strides to encourage and support aspiring entrepreneurs.
Eugene-Springfield may be culturally and physically far removed from Southeast Asia, but Singapore success in the realm of innovation makes the island a valuable case study.
Entrepreneur Jo Malone’s business philosophy has three core tenets: passion, resilience, and creativity.
“You have to have a passion for your product, your business and your team. Don’t be frightened of hard times. Resilience is really important; it builds business muscle. And respect creativity. She walks right by the side of you. You don’t own it. But when she whispers in your ear, make sure you’re listening.”
The DoD SBIR 17.1 and the STTR 17.A Broad Agency Announcements (BAA) have been pre-released on the DoD SBIR/STTR Small Business Portal. You may view the topics here: https://sbir.defensebusiness.org/topics.
DoD BAA/Solicitation Changes: The Small Business Administration, through its SBIR/STTR Policy Directive, purposely departs from normal Government solicitation formats and requirements and authorizes agencies to simplify the SBIR/STTR award process and minimize the regulatory burden on small business. Therefore, consistent with the SBA Policy Directive, the Department of Defense is soliciting SBIR 17.1 and STTR 17.A as Broad Agency Announcements.
